Greenville First Steps Fall 2015

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H OW A R E Y OU A

PRESENTED BY

SUPERHERO FOR CHILDREN?

SUPPORTED BY GREENVILLE FIRST STEPS, PRIMROSE SCHOOL OF GREENVILLE & CHICK-FIL-A OF PELHAM ROAD


WELCOME!

GREENVILLE COUNTY

Healthy Start Family Strengthening Early Intervention Quality Childcare Early Education School Transition

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This school year can be different!

SUCCESS

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SENSORY LERNING CENTERTM & SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY

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A HEALTHY START

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Pediatrician Perspective

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Well-Child Checkups and Immunizations/Vaccinations

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FAMILY STRENGTHENING

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Family Strength in a Whole New Way

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Family Bucket List

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EARLY INTERVENTION

Development Milestones

ONE two FACT:

Our proprietary Balanced Learning® curriculum emphasizes creative, social, emotional, physical, cognitive and character development.

PRIMROSE WAY:

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QUALITY CHILDCARE

GREENVILLE COUNTY

VIRTUAL TOURS

Thanks to a partnership with Spin(a)tours, we have virtual, 360 tours of childcare centers to help parents know what to look for. If you’ve never been to a childcare center before, how are you supposed to know what quality LOOKS like. You can tour different areas of a typical, high quality child development center

Visit www.greenvillefirststeps.org/what-we-do#tour to take our Virtual Childcare Center Tour. You’ll have the opportunity to tour the: Lobby Infant Room Preschool Room #1 Preschool Room #2 Outside Multirpurpose Room Scan the QR Code for more information

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GPS

Getting Parents Started is a checklist for families to start a dialogue with their existing or prospective childcare center. One of the toughest decisions a family can make is choosing quality childcare for their children. While some rely on the experiences of their neighbors and family, most parents need clear, objective information to compare one provider with another.

The purpose of GPS is to arm parents with a list of best practices and procedures, so families can ask questions of childcare providers as they find one that best suits their needs.

STRIVES FOR EXCELLENCE

SAFE AND SECURE

• What are the Staff: Child Ratios?

• Does the center follow the Safe Kids Upstate Child Safe Provider initiative?

• Is the center compliant with DSS, DHEC, and Fire Marshall requirements?

• Is the facility safe and secure?

• Is the center a member of a professional organization?

• Does the staff exhibit safe practices?

• Does the center participate in a voluntary quality improvement program rating system?

• Does the center comply with all DSS licensing requirements?

• Does the center use a childcare curriculum/philosophy?

SOUND AND STABLE

NURTURING AND ENGAGING

• Does the center meet Greenville Chamber of Commerce “Work Friendly” guidelines?

• Does the center support LiveWell guidelines? • Is the center nurturing?

• Does the center regularly communicate with families? • Does the center have an experienced staff?

• Are the classrooms nurturing?

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EARLY EDUCATION

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In Our Community

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Read Greenville is a community wide awareness program designed to help spread the word about the importance of reading daily. Through a collaborative partnership with local organizations, Read Greenville educates the community about the importance of literacy, provides strategies and ideas for engaging children and adults, and gives the tools necessary to create a literacy filled world for our residents. As part of Read Greenville, Greenville County citizens and supporters are asked to advocate for and take part in reading daily. Businesses, schools, nonprofits, and organizations will be asked to participate by encouraging their families, employees, and clients to pick up a book! Also, people are asked to post on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram what they are reading and tag with #ReadGreenville.

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GREENVILLE COUNTY

LEARNING DOESN’T BEGIN ON THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL. Greenville First Steps is a local nonprofit that uses state, federal, and private funds to support programs to improve school readiness outcomes for children in Greenville County. Our goal is support families as their child’s first and most important teacher to ensure children enter school on track ready to learn.

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Taking Steps for Our Children’s Healthy Minds and Bodies Taking Steps Steps for Taking for Our Our Children’s Children’sHealthy HealthyMinds Mindsand andBodies Bodies

Children’s Hospital of Greenville Health System (GHS) thanks Greenville First Steps for helping children be ready for school so that they can build healthy minds!

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